Albanians abroad

With memories of the golden years (80's) of the albanian football still fresh on her mind, Albania is now attempting to recreate its strong football legacy. As young players start making their names abroad, the future is looking bright for Albanian football!

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You gotta admit it's funny that Manaj's career hinges on what Messi and Aguero are doing though.
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Aurora Bulkualis wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:09 am Who wants to live in Israel bro? Only some poor Albos from the Republic who get paid in byrek me djathe go to these random places in Asia for a payday.
Yeah some of our players playing in some god forsaken places like Chechnya, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Bolivia is super depressing.
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Maccabi as a club sportively is not bad, they play in Champions League regularly and have had some pretty good players on their books (for top wages) but it's a dead end. You aren't going to progress your career there unless you do insanely well so for Manaj to seek a pay packet there at 24 would be depressing. I think that neither Aguero or Depay will stay at Barca so we will see if Manaj gets his opportunity there, as a player on cheap wages he makes sense
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Even if Manaj, Aguero and Depay all leave Manaj still doesn’t have a future at Barcelona. When will you guys learn he’s a fraud. He should be thankful if Maccabi is offering a decent contract. Better than what ever the Spanish Third Division is offering.

What’s next Vrioni being the heir to Ronaldo at Juve?
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RedFootballs wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:48 am Maccabi as a club sportively is not bad, they play in Champions League regularly and have had some pretty good players on their books (for top wages) but it's a dead end. You aren't going to progress your career there unless you do insanely well so for Manaj to seek a pay packet there at 24 would be depressing. I think that neither Aguero or Depay will stay at Barca so we will see if Manaj gets his opportunity there, as a player on cheap wages he makes sense
So you want him to be in a La Liga team just for the sake of it? What about play time?

Maybe Manaj could make the 25 men roster of a Cadiz or a Granada but they clearly don't guarantee play time and it will be like Sadiku in La Liga which was pretty bad and you could say ended his career.

In Israel at least he would get play time but even there it's not guaranteed because as you say, Maccabi is actually not that bad. His competition there could be some fast Africans who can dribble.

Not everyone is built for top 4 leagues. Some are made for lower tier: Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, etc. It is what it is.
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artan wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 1:09 am

What’s next Vrioni being the heir to Ronaldo at Juve?
Lol exactly.

We all want Albanians to play for the best and do well but some fans have insane unrealistic expectations.
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Dallku wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 1:13 am
RedFootballs wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:48 am Maccabi as a club sportively is not bad, they play in Champions League regularly and have had some pretty good players on their books (for top wages) but it's a dead end. You aren't going to progress your career there unless you do insanely well so for Manaj to seek a pay packet there at 24 would be depressing. I think that neither Aguero or Depay will stay at Barca so we will see if Manaj gets his opportunity there, as a player on cheap wages he makes sense
So you want him to be in a La Liga team just for the sake of it? What about play time?

Maybe Manaj could make the 25 men roster of a Cadiz or a Granada but they clearly don't guarantee play time and it will be like Sadiku in La Liga which was pretty bad and you could say ended his career.

In Israel at least he would get play time but even there it's not guaranteed because as you say, Maccabi is actually not that bad. His competition there could be some fast Africans who can dribble.

Not everyone is built for top 4 leagues. Some are made for lower tier: Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, etc. It is what it is.
Sadiku had a career-changing injury. But I think Manaj has a different profile. He can be a bit of a donkey on the pitch at times but he's a strong brave work-horse with more technique than he gets credit for. And for all that talk he gives about wanting to compete etc I'd at least like to see him fight for a role at a LaLiga team. He is young yet to be going to Israel and not at least giving the top leagues another try, however I don't see this as likely anyway that he will agree to go to Israel just for higher pay but knowing him it could happen.
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Some straight up player hating here. Manaj is Messi's successor. This is what he posted on insta

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"I feel so fortunate to have been able to work alongside the greatest player ever. It has been a pleasure LEARNING FROM YOU. Best of Luck @LeoMessi."

This is not the same Manaj we knew. He was tutored personally by the greatest player to ever play this game. We have to be able to let players grow especially someone who's only in his early/mid 20s.
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Messi probably thinks Manaj is a make a wish foundation kid who got a chance to train with Barcelona for the week
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